Posted on 07/23/2013 5:36:17 AM PDT by Deadeye Division
RIVERSIDE —
A wolf was shot by a police officer during a pursuit through backyards early this morning.
A Riverside police officer was running information on two juveniles he had stopped when one of the teens, who had an outstanding warrant, fled from the scene on foot, said police.
Law enforcement officials from Huber Heights, MetroParks and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were called in as back up to help locate the individual.
During the pursuit, a Riverside officer hopped a fence into the back yard of a home on Norman Boulevard where he saw the teen enter. When the officer looked up he was face-to-face with a wolf, said police.
The officer said he had no choice but to shoot after the animal lunged at him. The wolf was injured but did not sustain any fatal wounds, according to reports.
The juvenile-on-the-run, a 14-year-old male, was found hiding under a van in the back of the property. He was taken in to custody and was transported to the Montgomery County Juvenile Detention Center, said police.
The owners of the wolf were going to take their pet to be evaluated by a veterinarian, according to reports.
If you were a real man, you would need only one dog that barks at night at anyone who approaches your house or enters your yard.
All of those dogs don’t give you balls.
People like you are the reason so many nice pets get shot.
As far as gentle, much more so than a german shepard I had in my youth.
A bit different.
Yours was in the process of looking for the guy, not quite knowing where he might be.
This story today is a cop right behind the suspect with his eye on him.
Otherwise, yes I agree.
I have six dogs so am I even more of the reason nice pets get shot? Or perhaps, do I just love dogs?
A lot of people talk about the big Power Ball Lotteries but how many people talk about actually winning it?
How do you know these people will not back up what they say but simply haven't had the situation forced upon them?
Could it be you projecting your lack of courage?
I have no use for bad cops, the rambo type.
What you describe is not at all the same situation that happened in the case posted here.
In this case, the cop saw the kid climb the fence and knew he was there.
So the property owner actually had already been invaded by the kid.
And for all of the big mouths posting here about how they will fill cops full of holes that trespass, it should be pointed out that trespass is not a defence against prosecution for killing.
In most jurisdictions, even the commission of a crime on your property other than a crime involving rape or attempted murder, is not a defence against prosecution for murder/killing.
The best dog I ever loved was part wolf. It looked like a big husky, and was more loving, thoughtful, perceptive, and aware than any other dog I ever owned. It might as well have been human - and good human at that.
I knew a guy who had a 100% wolf which was just like an old, lazy labrador. Sweet animal, and huge.
That said, you’d be right a lot of times. Some wolves are rough to own, some people just don’t jibe with wolves, almost nobody knows how to train them, and combined, I’d reccomend the average Joe just get an AKC breed, or an easy going mutt from the pound. But you can’t throw all wolves in the same group. They can be as different from each other as people.
I feel for you. A wolf makes a great pet, despite what some on the forum disagree.
Actually, I had a coyote mix (I was raised in Arizona). That was one great animal also.
The poster I addressed has three dogs he keeps for the sole purpose of chewing on people.
Read his post.
My first house dog was a German Shepard in 1938.
Since then, we have never been without a house dog and for many years, two.
I have so many hunting dogs that I get confused as to how many.
So the idea that you have more dogs than I and therefore I don’t understand your love for dogs......won’t fly.
I buy dog food by the ton...$5,160 already this year.
At least the police didn’t shoot a pet dog
Excellent question.
My friends raised wolf-dogs, about 90% wolf. Their big male was British Columbian Black, huge guy and not totally tame. They let him in the house with supervision.
Early one morning when I was visiting, I stood in a long white robe staring out at the scenery, making coffee, the first person up. Suddenly, two paws landed on my shoulders. I froze. Never felt so much fear before and don't want to experience it again. I turned my head slowly and looked UP into the face of this giant black animal, who looked like Little Red Riding Hood's wolf.
I called out my host's name and he came and got the wolf off my back. Apparently wolfie was just expressing his affection for me. LOL
Anyway, I can understand why the police in the news story were totally frightened. To their credit, they did not murder the wolf.
It’s all internet quarterback bluff and bluster.
Bingo! Stop and ask/inform. This notion of entering onto someone’s property in hot pursuit needs to be tempered with care and consideration. To enter without permission and shoot the pet—the LEO’d have more than the perp to worry about. That is BS!!
This is not too different than the LEO’s forcefully taking over a nearby home for “observation” of criminals holed up in another house. Better damn well ask first before entering onto my property for ANY reason.
Some of these posts, including yours, border on moronic.
Cops should never enter property for any reason at all without permission, by your reasoning.
So lets change the story by just a little bit.
Instead of jumping the fence, suppose the kid had smashed down the front door and was in your house, plainly observed invasion by the cops.
By your reasoning they are supposed to wait until you invite them in?
Or do they have to wait for a warrant to be delivered from down town?
In either case, the invader could be armed and could do serious damage during the time lost.
I know you are going to take care of him yourself.
Maybe. Lots of home invasions end well for the home owner but there are quite a few that do not.
My bet is that if the cops were not in your house in milliseconds, you would be the first to complain, threaten to sue, 50 letters to the editor, face time on local TV, etc.
And so brave gunfighter that you are, you shoot the kid. Cops outside hear the gunfire, but they can not come in your castle until you invite them?
You are living in a dream world and you had better wake up and read your local laws.
Of course that was wrong.
But it was not hot pursuit and has no more to do with this story than posting a story about forcing a 5 year old kid to get a license for his lemonade stand.
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